as in discussions
talking or a talk between two or more people
Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances
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Recent Examples of conversations
Those close calls spurred hard conversations after the ’05 disappointment.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
This is when conversations about the area began to evolve, leading to more multifaceted developments created with the community in mind, according to Hill.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Some offer sweeping waterfront views, others cozy corners made for lingering conversations, but all pair superb food with intimate ambiance.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Under Moretti’s guidance, the foundation’s Cinema Godard movie theater (pictured above) has stepped up its screening series and onstage conversations with name directors including Alfonso Cuarón, Xavier Dolan, Luca Guadagnino, Werner Herzog, Jia Zhangke and Rebecca Zlotowski, to name a few.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Here are some of the other conversations that took place during the event.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Advertisement These conversations cannot happen over Zoom.
—Alan H.h. Fleischmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Some teens worry that relying on AI for emotional support could make real conversations harder.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Healthcare providers have also faced lawsuits over the use of AI tools to record conversations between doctors and patients.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
This is when conversations about the area began to evolve, leading to more multifaceted developments created with the community in mind, according to Hill.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Some offer sweeping waterfront views, others cozy corners made for lingering conversations, but all pair superb food with intimate ambiance.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Under Moretti’s guidance, the foundation’s Cinema Godard movie theater (pictured above) has stepped up its screening series and onstage conversations with name directors including Alfonso Cuarón, Xavier Dolan, Luca Guadagnino, Werner Herzog, Jia Zhangke and Rebecca Zlotowski, to name a few.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Here are some of the other conversations that took place during the event.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Advertisement These conversations cannot happen over Zoom.
—Alan H.h. Fleischmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Some teens worry that relying on AI for emotional support could make real conversations harder.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Healthcare providers have also faced lawsuits over the use of AI tools to record conversations between doctors and patients.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversations
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While the fatalities have occurred along the Central Coast and in Northern California, the phenomenon has prompted concerns and discussions among mycological societies and amateur foragers across the Golden State.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Two years ago, PURA launched the Stakeholder Group Compensation Program, which helps families and small businesses join discussions at PURA.—
Kendall Keelen,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Only during the last months of the war, with slavery disintegrating and northern victory all but assured, did exchanges resume.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Kimbal Musk, a Boulder restaurateur and Elon Musk’s brother, was referenced scores of times, including in email exchanges with Epstein and his friends about women and parties.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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And her Instagram posts — often video chats with her mother, Betty, at @The_Gerontologist — commonly draw thousands of likes.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now that consumers have gotten in the habit of using AI, tech companies are working to make money from the chats, beyond selling subscriptions.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some submissions appeared to employ varying degrees of human input, with several seemingly the result of week-long dialogues checked by mathematicians.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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Trump also canceled bilateral dialogues on regional matters including immigration, drug-trafficking and maritime issues.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
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By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Conversations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversations. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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